Any fliers?

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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Vaughn wrote:

Me. (Just today, in fact)

Sure, rub it in. Last sortie: 17 JUN 03, but hoping to return to flying by 17
JUN 05....

Yes, but my usual mount has 8 fewer engines than your BUF. I have one of
the most wonderful, yet most humble, gigs in commercial aviation. I am a
commercial sailplane rides pilot & CFI. http://www.barryaviation.com/

Vaughn

Vaughn wrote:
Yes, but my usual mount has 8 fewer engines than your BUF. I have one
of the most wonderful, yet most humble, gigs in commercial aviation. I am a
commercial sailplane rides pilot & CFI. http://www.barryaviation.com/


The closest I've ever come to tossing my cookies in the air (as an adult) came
during a glider ride. Round and round.... the sun beating down on me. Bleh....

If you were a real man, you'd be going deaf like the rest of us.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

Vaughn wrote:

Sure, rub it in. Last sortie: 17 JUN 03, but hoping to return to flying by
17
JUN 05....

Yes, but my usual mount has 8 fewer engines than your BUF. I have one
of
the most wonderful, yet most humble, gigs in commercial aviation. I am a
commercial sailplane rides pilot & CFI. http://www.barryaviation.com/


Flying is flying. I'd strap my self to a kite right now if I could find a kit
big enough to get me airborne.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

(BUFDRVR) wrote:

Flying is flying. I'd strap my self to a kite right now if I could find a kit
big enough to get me airborne.

A kite is more akin to "flying" than is flogging a BUFF at FL 250.

Flying is flying. I'd strap my self to a kite right now if I could find a kit
big enough to get me airborne.


I live under the approach to both Balboa Naval Hospital and some other huge
hospital complex here in San Diego - I get tortured by dozens of "Ghetto
Birds", Medivacs, and every other sort of military and civilian helicopter that
pass over, often at or below 500'. The kids hear a heavy wop-wop in the
distance and ask, "Isn't that a Huey?" - as they scramble outside to look. I
just sit here and pout...

Of course, it was only a few years ago that I'd occasionally hear the siren
call of a distant passing H-2 -- I'd beat EVERYONE outside and the kids would
yell; "MOM! I think dad just heard an H-2!!!"

The B-25 ride and periodic offers to ride in a "Tora"-style T-6
notwithstanding, I miss flying so bad it hurts.

v/r
Gordon
S-3, P-3, H-3, H-2, C-2, + an F-4 ride and a few other odds and ends. Learned
to fly on a kite (Champ) and the superb Grumman Lynx.

"Garamondextended" wrote...
Any fliers on this NG? Any at all?

Even a few MILITARY fliers!

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John Weiss
LCDR, USN (Ret)
ex A-4, A-6, EA-6B Pilot
current 747 Pilot

Subject: Any fliers?
From: "John R Weiss"
Date: 5/15/04 7:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id: NsApc.100506$Ik.7862454@attbi_s53

"Garamondextended" wrote...
Any fliers on this NG? Any at all?

Even a few MILITARY fliers!

------------
John Weiss
LCDR, USN (Ret)
ex A-4, A-6, EA-6B Pilot
current 747 Pilot



Are you the only one or are there more?

"Garamondextended" wrote...

John Weiss
LCDR, USN (Ret)
ex A-4, A-6, EA-6B Pilot
current 747 Pilot

Are you the only one or are there more?

The only one what? I saw about 6 other responses so far...

There are about 40 current and former airmen that post here. I'm one of those.
So are the other two Gordons.

so, what do you fly?

Gordon.


====(A+C====
USN SAR

An LZ is a place you want to land, not stay.

Lest my name get lost in the shuffle, I'm one of those former military ones.

George Z.

"Krztalizer" wrote in message
...
There are about 40 current and former airmen that post here. I'm one of
those.
So are the other two Gordons.

so, what do you fly?

Gordon.


====(A+C====
USN SAR

An LZ is a place you want to land, not stay.